Chris TrottierApr 18, 2023

The Guardian wrote about Mastodon yet again today. I find @wilf’s reporting on Mastodon stats to be dodgy.

While MAUs are half of peak—to be expected when comparing to November 2022—HYAUs are at their current all time high of 4.5 million. That’s important because, as it turns out, a month isn’t enough to assess whether people use a service.

That said, kudos to him for actually interviewing real Mastodon users.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

@fediversenews

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian
Show threadsplaApr 18, 2023
@atomicpoet HYAU is still that high because it has november's big influx values. So yes, it's the highest of all times @wilf @fediversenews
Show threadChris Trottier
@spla @wilf @fediversenews The influx started in October, not November.
Apr 18, 2023 at 7:40pmIceCubesApp
Show threadsplaApr 18, 2023
@atomicpoet the highest peak was in november @wilf @fediversenews
Show threadChris TrottierApr 18, 2023

@spla @wilf @fediversenews Yes, that was the spike. Which is why comparing MAUs of April to November is silly: spikes are rarely sustainable.

It gets more interesting when you compare October-March with November-April.